Democratic state Representatives say there’s currently a law that will kill lawsuits filed by Michigan counties against drug companies. And they want to get rid of it.
Current law says drug companies are immune from liability if their drug was approved by the U-S Food and Drug Administration.
But multiple counties in Michigan have joined class action lawsuits to sue major drug companies over the opioid epidemic. They say the companies should have to reimburse them for the costs of the crisis because those companies used deceptive advertising.
Lawmakers say those counties’ lawsuits could be thrown out because of Michigan’s law.
House Democratic Leader Sam Singh.
“That’s another reason, another pressure point on why we need to act.”
Supporters of the current law say it minimizes frivolous lawsuits.